Connecting Your Community

Sergeant Jim Bennett - Blood Tribe Police Officer & Indigenous Ally (Video)

Jim Bennett is a proud father and devoted husband. He has demonstrated what true community collaboration can do to assist individuals and family’s in need.
Sgt. Bennett was the recipient of the Police of the Year award (2014) along with being the recipient of an opportunity from the Govern General.
Sgt. Bennett is an Indigenous Ally who received a Traditional Blackfoot name while being adopted by many Blackfoot family’s throughout the Treaty 7 community. He has been part of many sacred ceremonies within the Indigenous community. He also was given the right to transfer tipi's and head dresses - an honour few non-Indigenous people will ever be part of. However, Sgt. Bennett continues to promote and raise awareness on the importance of non-Indigenous people to learn to understand.
Bennett continues to build up communities throughout SW Alberta by encouraging everyone to join together. He has also taken steps to apply for grants for all year housing, he continues to feed those who may be without, while also encouraging children and youth to have the opportunity to build relationship with police.
We thank Sgt. Bennett for coming onto our podcast to speak about how positive policing can make a huge difference throughout communities.

Holiday Conversation (Audio)

This podcast is pure authentic conversation about two peoples perspectives on the happenings within the community of Lethbridge through 2019. 
Sit back, grab a tea and enjoy real and raw conversation. 
We invite anyone who wants to join us, to connect with us so we may host you.
Happy 2020 from Blaine and Mallory!

Holiday Conversation (Video)

This podcast is pure authentic conversation about two peoples perspectives on the happenings within the community of Lethbridge through 2019. 
Sit back, grab a tea and enjoy real and raw conversation. 
We invite anyone who wants to join us, to connect with us so we may host you.
Happy 2020 from Blaine and Mallory!

Janessa Fyfe (Audio)

"We took him to a doctor and, sure enough, a little mark was there," Fyfe says.
The doctor ordered a series of blood tests on the boy and has started off with some vaccine treatment to combat a possible Hepatitis C infection. But it will be some time before any results come back.
Fyfe says it's an awful feeling, seeing what her son is going through while being forced to sit and wait for results.
Michael FranklinCTV Calgary

Janessa Fyfe (Video)

A Lethbridge mother is sounding the alarm after she claims her son was stuck but a discarded needle while he was playing at a public park earlier this week.
Janessa Fyfe says she was at Sequoia Park with her husband and kids when her six-year-old son Jarom was hurt by a needle left behind in the grass.
The boy was apparently crawling along the ground, following a spider when he went into the bushes and was pricked by a syringe.
 
"We took him to a doctor and, sure enough, a little mark was there," Fyfe says.
The doctor ordered a series of blood tests on the boy and has started off with some vaccine treatment to combat a possible Hepatitis C infection. But it will be some time before any results come back.
Fyfe says it's an awful feeling, seeing what her son is going through while being forced to sit and wait for results.
Michael FranklinCTV Calgary

Mike Hoffman - Retired Fire Chief (Audio)

Mike Hoffman was born and raised in Alberta and worked the majority of his field career as a fire fighter / paramedic in a variety of locations throughout Western Canada including The City of Calgary, Kainai First Nation, Fort McMurray, the City of Yellowknife, and most recently the City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Mike began his career in the fire service as a volunteer in Coalhurst Alberta in 1987 and has since enjoyed 27-years in emergency services. Since those early years Mike has been a career fire fighter / paramedic and has worked his way through the ranks, in the past 7 years he has been in two Deputy Fire Chief roles and finished his career as Fire Chief.
Mike has achieved fire officer VI qualifications through the Justice Institute of British Columbia and has additionally earned a diploma in paramedicine from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology as an advanced care paramedic.
Mike has taught firefighters & emergency medical service providers for the majority of his career, Mike spent 5 years teaching paramedic students pharmacology which included the drug Fentanyl. Mike is also an NFPA 472 Haz Mat Technician certified, and has been trained by the Canadian government in Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nucular weapons (CBRN)
Mike has written published articles on the topic of Fentanyl and has given presentations nationally on the subject of First Responders and accidental syntheteic opioid exposures. Mikes article on Fentanyl appeared in the Canadian Firefighter magazine and he has presented to the Canadian Fire Chiefs Association, the Saskatchewan Fire Chiefs Association, and the Alberta Fire Chiefs Assoiciation.
Mike and his wife Lila look forward to fully retiring in Lethbridge within the next ten years. Mike is excited to serve the community now in a variety of ways. Currently Mike is the owner of Aerial Observation Services & Studio Eh Productions locally that provides photography / videography services to Lethbridge & surrounding area. We also work with RPAS (drone) technology, the fastest growing industry worldwide today with an estimated 60 billion dollar impact on the worlds overall economy each year.

Mike Hoffman - Retired Fire Chief (Video)

Mike Hoffman was born and raised in Alberta and worked the majority of his field career as a fire fighter / paramedic in a variety of locations throughout Western Canada including The City of Calgary, Kainai First Nation, Fort McMurray, the City of Yellowknife, and most recently the City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
Mike began his career in the fire service as a volunteer in Coalhurst Alberta in 1987 and has since enjoyed 27-years in emergency services. Since those early years Mike has been a career fire fighter / paramedic and has worked his way through the ranks, in the past 7 years he has been in two Deputy Fire Chief roles and finished his career as Fire Chief.
Mike has achieved fire officer VI qualifications through the Justice Institute of British Columbia and has additionally earned a diploma in paramedicine from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology as an advanced care paramedic.
Mike has taught firefighters & emergency medical service providers for the majority of his career, Mike spent 5 years teaching paramedic students pharmacology which included the drug Fentanyl. Mike is also an NFPA 472 Haz Mat Technician certified, and has been trained by the Canadian government in Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nucular weapons (CBRN)
Mike has written published articles on the topic of Fentanyl and has given presentations nationally on the subject of First Responders and accidental syntheteic opioid exposures. Mikes article on Fentanyl appeared in the Canadian Firefighter magazine and he has presented to the Canadian Fire Chiefs Association, the Saskatchewan Fire Chiefs Association, and the Alberta Fire Chiefs Assoiciation.
Mike and his wife Lila look forward to fully retiring in Lethbridge within the next ten years. Mike is excited to serve the community now in a variety of ways. Currently Mike is the owner of Aerial Observation Services & Studio Eh Productions locally that provides photography / videography services to Lethbridge & surrounding area. We also work with RPAS (drone) technology, the fastest growing industry worldwide today with an estimated 60 billion dollar impact on the worlds overall economy each year.

Connecting Our Community (Audio)

This podcast invites listeners to hear the remarkable work of a grassroots, volunteer-based initiative in Lethbridge, AB. Two fierce women met during some trying times over on the northside, an area that was heavily impacted by crime daily.
The coming together of this group formed as a result of an innocent woman who was sexually assaulted walking to her friend’s house two doors over, and drug houses operating throughout the neighbourhood. This neighbourhood had enough, yet through having enough, it was quickly noted the need that Lethbridge needed solutions, and fast.
Tarin Clark and Mallory Kristjanson share the unified work done, while celebrating overcoming harassment, bullying and negative misconceptions put on this group. Since starting, COCL has done a lot of work and we are excited to share this local volunteer initiative with our listeners.
Enjoy.